8th Grade

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8th Grade Class Activities 2014-2015


This is a list of the activities for each week of class. If you miss a day of class you can find the instructions and resources here.

Week of October 21 and 23


Week of October 28 and 30


Weeks of November 4 and 13


Weeks of November 18-25


Weeks of December 2-11


Week of January 6-8


Week of January 13-15


Week of January 20-22


Week of January 27-29

  • Continue with Introduction to Video Editing
  • Your video is due on Thursday, February 12, and I will be showing them to the other teachers on Friday, February 13. I will also be selecting some of the best ones to be posted on the school Facebook page.
  • The Poetry Alive videos will be assessed using the Poetry Alive Assessment Rubric.
  • If you are finished with your Poetry Alive video, help others around you who might need assistance.

Week of February 3-5


Week of February 10-12


Week of February 17-19

  • Continue with Introduction to Video Editing
  • After you finish your video, rewatch "Publish Your Video" and "Share Your Finished Video" at WeVideo Academy.
  • Publish your video to WeVideo, making sure to make it public.
  • Using your school email account, email me a link to your video.
  • Remember your video is due by this Thursday, February 19.
  • Click the following link to see the finished Poetry Videos.

Week of February 24-26

  • If you are finished with your Poetry Alive video, you may experiment with creating music on the following websites. Do NOT sign up for an account with any of these websites. You do NOT need an account to use them.

Week of March 3-5

  • Ultimate Flash Face - create a sketch of your own face then save it by taking a partial screen shot using Ctrl+Shift+[]]]
  • You may wish to take a picture of yourself to refer to while you are making your sketch.
  • After you've saved it to Google Drive, post it to the Padlet wall so other students can guess who it is. The password for the Padlet wall is on the projector screen.
  • If you finish early, create another sketch, this time of a famous person.

Week of March 10-12


Week of March 17-19

  • Continue coding by signing in with your Google account at Code.org.

Week of March 24-26

  • Continue coding by signing in with your Google account at Code.org.

Week of March 31-April 2

  • Typing Test
  • Continue coding by signing in with your Google account at Code.org.

Week of April 14-April 16


Week of April 21-23

  • Continue coding by signing in with your Google account at Code.org.

Week of April 28-30

  • Continue coding by signing in with your Google account at Code.org.